Getting+a+Second+Wind

A. "Getting a Second Wind" is an article about a girl named Korinne Shroyer who was in 8th grade at the time of her suicide, and what positive came out of the crushing loss of life. She was young and healthy, and her death tore her family to shreds. Although her parents were devastated they continued to look for a way to redeem the situation, of course not completely or even a great deal, but just by a fraction. They donated her organs to people in need, one of which being a man, breaths away from a grave. Len Gieger had extremely weak lungs, so weak he could not physically take the pressure of walking and talking at the same time. Len came to the "realization" that his life wasn't worth living if he didn't have a steady breath. Korinnes lungs gave him his life back, they gave him the ability to do what he loved most, running and swimming.

C. "It took them six hours and 25 minutes -- with Shroyer matching him step by agonizing step -- but they finished, hands clasped together, the three of them." This quote signifies the importance of the entire article because it shows the spirituality of the transplant and the people involved."

D. During this weeks discussion about Rick Rielly we chose the article below referencing to teenage suicide and organ donations (hyperlink below). When we first picked the article we didn't see it as a monumental article, however it was both figuratively and literally //breathtaking//. Once we read the detailed story, it was brought to our attention that the worst possible scenario's can bring out the very best for others. Negativity isnt always the way to take things no matter how devastating a situation.

Rielly article

Do you believe it was wrong of the parents to give up Korinne organs? Are the parents taking it too far by believing their child is now apart of Shroyer? What are your thoughts on this article?